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Despite the increasing number of women graduating from law school and passing bar examinations, the proportion of judges and partners at major law firms who are women have not risen to a comparable extent.

(A) the proportion of judges and partners at major law firms who are women have not risen to a comparable extent(B) the proportion of women judges and partners at major law firms have not risen comparably(C) the proportion of judges and partners at major law firms who are women has not risen comparably(D) yet the proportion of women judges and partners at major law firms has not risen to a comparable extent(E) yet the proportion of judges and partners at major law firms who are women has not risen comparably

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[quote="papillon86"]Despite the increasing number of women graduating from law school and passing bar examinations, the proportion of judges and partners at major law firms who are women have not risen to a comparable extent.

(A) the proportion of judges and partners at major law firms who are women have not risen to a comparable extent-- The proportion is singular, so it should be has and not have.

(B) the proportion of women judges and partners at major law firms have not risen comparably--Same as A

(C) the proportion of judges and partners at major law firms who are women has not risen comparably--Correct usage of sub-verb

(D) yet the proportion of women judges and partners at major law firms has not risen to a comparable extent-- With Despite, yet is absolutely not required.

(E) yet the proportion of judges and partners at major law firms who are women has not risen comparably--Same as D
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24 Sep 2014, 21:45

Despite the increasing number of women graduating from law school and passing bar examinations, the proportion of judges and partners at major law firms who are women have not risen to a comparable extent.

(A) the proportion of judges and partners at major law firms who are women have not risen to a comparable extent : plural verb for proportion(B) the proportion of women judges and partners at major law firms have not risen comparably : plural verb for proportion(C) the proportion of judges and partners at major law firms who are women has not risen comparably(D) yet the proportion of women judges and partners at major law firms has not risen to a comparable extent : Yet and despite in same scentence cant be used(E) yet the proportion of judges and partners at major law firms who are women has not risen comparably : Yet and despite in same scentence cant be used
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18 Jan 2016, 11:16

Three issues in particular1. women judges - here women is "Noun Adjective" extended as "Judges of Women", which distorts the meaning. Author wants to say that Judges, who are women. Putting simply - 'Women Judges' can have two meanings. So one can eliminate B & D

2. Sub - Verb agreement - Subject is 'Proportion' and this is placed in best possible way to pick the wrong one within the "prepositional phrases", you need to skip them. - Thus eliminating A

Left with C & E

3. Despite: Yet - Redundant, eliminate E

I went wrong here, I selected 'E' knowing that Despite is a preposition and there might be a room for (,)Yet - Coordinating Conjunction' to accommodate. - though I have to hunch for some grammatical support for usage of despite with other conjunctions.

Usage of Despite: Despite must follow Noun or Noun phrase or gerunds
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